Free or Cheap Movies for Kids {Winter 2017}

When it is cold outside there is nothing I would rather do with my son than to stay warm with a good movie. With the cost of the tickets, popcorn, and drinks it can be so expensive. However, it doesn’t have to be, there are many places that offer free or very inexpensive movies for families this winter. We’ve rounded up some of the special low cost series as well as some free options so you can warm up this winter in front of the big screen.

Cheap Movies for Kids

3 February 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Family Movie Night Community Arts Center, 225 McHenry Rd., Buffalo Grove
$2 admission
Grab your friends and family and join us for a special screening of Monsters University! Dress up in your favorite Monsters gear and join us for a night of laughs and family fun. Bring your chairs and blankets to lounge in the multipurpose room, and enjoy the film (seating is not provided). There will be free popcorn; and, we will also have candy and drinks available for purchase. Doors will open at 6:15 pm; the movie will begin at 7 pm. Pre-registration is required.

5 March – 9 April – Kids Dream Winter Movie SeriesMarcus Cinema, Gurnee Mills, 6144 Grand Ave, Gurnee
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Download on their website two free movie passes courtesy of American Family Insurance for one of their Kids Dream Movies.

Featured movies will be:

March 3 – 5: Kung Fu Panda 3

March 10 – 12: Ice Age: Collision Course

March 17 – 19:The Wild Life

March 24 – 26: Storks

March 31 – April 2:Kubo and the Two Strings

April 7 – 9: Secret Life of Pets

Admission without printing the passes is $3 per person. In addition there will be promotions for $2.75 popcorn and fountain drinks.

Tuesdays, Year Round – $5 TuesdaysMarcus Cinema, Gurnee Mills, only $5 Every Tuesday. What is great about this special is that if you sign up for a Magical Movie Rewards card (its free), you receive free popcorn, and gives you special pricing for $2 Hot Dogs & $2 Candy. Know you are going to be attending a movie this upcoming week? They allow you to pre-purchase your seats online so you can ensure good seating.

Tuesdays, Year Round, – $5 TuesdaysRegal Round Lake Beach Stadium 16, Rollins Crossing, 550 E Rollins Rd, Round Lake Beach
Enjoy free small popcorn and current movies for only $5. This theater is a favorite for my family on Tuesdays.

Tracy dreams of someday being considered a “cool” mom and she can still remember the days when she had time to put on makeup in the morning. She is a young, single, stay-at-home mom to an awesome little boy named Jayden. She recently graduated college with a degree in Early Childhood Education and has lived in various parts of Lake County her whole life. Every day, she and her son set off in her Jeep, rocking a pair of oversized sunglasses, in search of a new and exciting adventure to go on. In her free time she enjoys photography, reading, dancing, yoga, shopping, and pinning kid’s activities on Pinterest. She truly believes that if she was given enough Starbucks that she could rule the world.

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